Installing Vivado (Legacy)

Download/Install

The Vivado webPACK is a Xilinx product that tin be downloaded for complimentary here. You must create and actuate an account on the Xilinx website to download and install Vivado. For this tutorial, we will exist installing Vivado version 2022.3 using their web install customer.

Windows 7 Installation

Once you have downloaded the installer, open information technology and you will see a welcome screen. Click next, enter your business relationship ID and password, and click next once again. Read and take the the terms of conditions and click next. On the following screen, select Vivado WebPACK and click next. On the side by side screen, make sure the Software Evolution Kit, Artix-7, Install Cable Drivers, and Learn or Manage a License Key are all checked and click next. On this screen you can cull where you want to install Vivado. Past default information technology installs to C:\Xilinx. The last screen summarizes your selections. Click install, and the installer volition begin downloading the files it needs to install Vivado.

One it is done downloading the files, it will automatically install them using the settings you gave it earlier. When information technology's finished installing you lot should see this box popular up. Click ok, and the Xilinx License Manager should open up.

Getting your Free WebPACK License

Once downloaded and installed, you must obtain a license through their license manager. If the license director window is not already open, you tin can discover it by either searching your first menu for "Manage Xilinx Licenses" or by clicking "Obtain a License Key" under the "Help" toolbar in Vivado.

This will open up upward the License Manager. Nether "Obtain License" click the "Get Free Licenses - Vivado WebPACK, SDK, gratuitous IP and more" bullet and click "Connect".

This volition open your cyberspace browser. After confirming your business relationship details and clicking "Next", yous will meet the Xilinx license creator.

Click "Vivado WebPACK license" under Activation Based Licenses. This volition open the License Generator. Click "Next" to review your request. Click "Next" once more and you should come across this screen.

Your Vivado WebPACK edition should be activated!